haihane wrote:
maybe first try with checking if ASUS releases all win10 x64 drivers for your laptop (they should though, doubly check to make sure).

Hmmm. That's a good idea. I think I could probably get most, if not all of the drivers directly. I'll ask them anyway and see if they are willing to advise me.

Zka17 wrote:
With that amount of RAM I would stick to Win 7... specially if you're used with it already...

14GB of RAM is plenty for Windows 10, more than enough. The issues when upgrading to Windows 10, if there would be any, would not come from having 14GB of RAM. Of course, there's still nothing wrong with sticking with what you're used to.

This is what Asus has replied with.
Thank*you*for*contacting*ASUS*Product*Support,*my*name*is*Leniese.**I*do*hope*you*are*having*a*wonderful*day*today.
I*am*very*sorry*that*you*are*having*this*issue*with*the*device.*I*understand*how*frustrating*that*can*be,*but*I*can*definitely*help*in*resolving*this*issue*for*you.
Based*on*my*checks*I*am*not*seeing*where*this*unit*is*compatible*with*windows*10.*According*to*the*announcement*of*Microsoft,*there*are*system*requests*and*hardware*limitations*in*upgrading*to*Windows*10.*As*a*result,*ASUS*has*formalized*a*list*of*all*the*supported*models*and*can*be*viewed*on*the*ASUS*website*for*referencing*at;*http://www.asus.com/support/faq/1013416/
While*Windows*10*has*limitations*for*both*system*and*hardware*based*on*the*announcement*of*MS,*other*reasons*why*selected*model*units*are*not*on*the*list*of*supported*models*may*be*due*to*compatibility*and*efficiency*related*issues*after*the*upgrade*to*Windows*10,*as*a*result*ASUS*suggest*that*you*do*not*upgrade*to*Windows*10*based*on*model*units*which*are*not*on*the*supported*list.

I'm still not totally convinced. I asked for information as to why, exactly, this model wouldn't work.

Mostly because windows 10 drivers are not available for your hardware!! You can I suppose upgrade to 10, and after wrestling with it for a while you'll figure out how to get it mostly working. I have kept my G75VW on Windows 8.1 for that very same reason. Some people have got them mostly working on 10.
Should you get to 8.1 or 10 to make life much easier install Classic Shell first thing. You can turn off all the metro crap, turn off one drive, and most of the surveillance set your desktop up pretty much how you have it now.
On install don't set up a MS account just set up your regular local account. If you use gadgets you can still use them. Just having Windows 10 doesn't mean you have to suffer with all that cell phone crap on your notebook

aww man, damn. Seems like this is possible.
hell yea. I had to do that with win10 at work. they just did an upgrade on all the machines.